106
106
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 106
favorite 0
quote 0
pro-growth policies that kick-start the economy rather than hurting the economy. likewise, we have laid out a -- >> house republican leaders after their meeting this morning. we'll show you that in just a bit. also in our video library. the house is coming in briefly here in just a moment for short speeches. then they'll be back at about 12:55, just before 1:00, for a number of bills. mainly dealing with renaming federal buildings. on the republican meeting today, one of fox tweets the republicans had been meeting with erskine bowles and house republicans on the fiscal cliff. he said, i think we made some progress. so the house meeting momentarily. we'll take you live there on c-span. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered today by our guest chaplain, reverend kenneth johnson, siemen united methodist church in ohio. the chaplain: most gracious father, we ask you lord for your continued blessings. thank you, lord, for the honorable members of the house of representatives, help each member and their families with their daily struggles in
pro-growth policies that kick-start the economy rather than hurting the economy. likewise, we have laid out a -- >> house republican leaders after their meeting this morning. we'll show you that in just a bit. also in our video library. the house is coming in briefly here in just a moment for short speeches. then they'll be back at about 12:55, just before 1:00, for a number of bills. mainly dealing with renaming federal buildings. on the republican meeting today, one of fox tweets the...
143
143
Nov 21, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 1
economy. and this headline -- also, in the financial times -- to tell little bit more about ben bernanke's , and sister day we turn to david clarke of "politico," their financial services editor. thanks for joining us. guest: thanks for having me. host: what is making the most waves from his speech? guest: in the past he has warned that congress and the president's path to take care of the fiscal cliff. yesterday he said it is not simply doing it but how they do it, making a point that voters will be looking to see if they can do this in a cooperative manner, whether it would be chaotic. it would be important to see that leaders can tackle the big problem and it does not run up against the deadline. a lot of people noticing that he said it's not just that doing this will prevent something bad from happening but that if congress and the president can resolve this quickly and look like they can do it in a cooperative way, it could be a fairly big boom to the economy next year. host: is the headl
economy. and this headline -- also, in the financial times -- to tell little bit more about ben bernanke's , and sister day we turn to david clarke of "politico," their financial services editor. thanks for joining us. guest: thanks for having me. host: what is making the most waves from his speech? guest: in the past he has warned that congress and the president's path to take care of the fiscal cliff. yesterday he said it is not simply doing it but how they do it, making a point...
114
114
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 0
economy. the richest of the rich will have to pay a little bit more to solve the financial problems we have in this country. [inaudible] >> right after the senate majority leader harry reid spoke, republican leaders held their own briefing and ways to find a deal and criticized leader reid's plan. this is 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. as we head into the fiscal cliff negotiations, my advice to the president would be -- seems like our friends on the other side are having difficulty turning off the campaign. we need to sit down and work this matter out. i think we have a clear sense and opportunity here at the end of the year to do something important for the country. we all know that the most critical steps to be taken are to save the entitlements, which are on an unsustainable path to bankruptcy. there's no better time to begin to fix that problem than right now. so i would hope our friends on the other side can kind of turn off the campaign and get into a cooperative mode here to r
economy. the richest of the rich will have to pay a little bit more to solve the financial problems we have in this country. [inaudible] >> right after the senate majority leader harry reid spoke, republican leaders held their own briefing and ways to find a deal and criticized leader reid's plan. this is 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. as we head into the fiscal cliff negotiations, my advice to the president would be -- seems like our friends on the other side are having...
86
86
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 86
favorite 0
quote 0
the economy has slowed down and we need to get people back to work and to get the economy recovered. we're burning a lot more clean- burning natural gas today and that is displacing other forms of energy. that was made possible because of four hydraulic fraction. the price has been pushed down from about $13 to about t$4. 3. we do understand the relationships between various forms of energy. we take our responsibility seriously. we have the lowest commissions in many years. host: the climate change conference is taking place in qatar. a new round of talks is beginning. the developing countries have been asked to focus on the essential tasks ahead. what are you concerned about this? guest: i think the united states should go over there with her head held high. look how we reduced our clean burning emissions. we're back to where we were 20 years ago. too many people expect to have an answer immediately and you can do that in energy policy. it took us 100 years to get off wood. we to focus on realistic aspirations. that is what we should be talking about. host: back to the keystone disc
the economy has slowed down and we need to get people back to work and to get the economy recovered. we're burning a lot more clean- burning natural gas today and that is displacing other forms of energy. that was made possible because of four hydraulic fraction. the price has been pushed down from about $13 to about t$4. 3. we do understand the relationships between various forms of energy. we take our responsibility seriously. we have the lowest commissions in many years. host: the climate...
125
125
Nov 23, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 125
favorite 0
quote 0
caller: i have an idea for straightening out things are going on with the economy and some -- everything else. we have to separate our federal employees -- state, federal, and local -- and our health care workers from the private sector. if we do this, we can concentrate on mortgages for 6% interest for all the federal and -- and some health care workers. in 30 years we would have $24 trillion. 45 million, 54 trillion -- host: where are you getting the numbers from? caller: because, if we take the war that we have now, $104 billion, and we put it into mortgages at 6% interest rate they would come out to 70 -- $17,000 a year. 20 million employees. which means they would be self sufficient for the rest of their lives, which means you would have 166,000 per employee in interest that would cover the employee you got this -- that is working, the employee does is retired, and his benefits. which would cut down the deficit, cut down just about everything you could think of perry taxes in half, property taxes would be cut. you would have a whole new system. guest: there are certainly a whole ran
caller: i have an idea for straightening out things are going on with the economy and some -- everything else. we have to separate our federal employees -- state, federal, and local -- and our health care workers from the private sector. if we do this, we can concentrate on mortgages for 6% interest for all the federal and -- and some health care workers. in 30 years we would have $24 trillion. 45 million, 54 trillion -- host: where are you getting the numbers from? caller: because, if we take...
120
120
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 120
favorite 0
quote 0
and that can drag our entire economy down. host: and dennis tweets in our system of government is good cop, bad cop, but they both still have the same boss, corporations. and here's the washington post this morning, business leaders debt push has doubters in the discussion about the fiscal cliff. host: and in the washington post is a picture of three c.e.o.'s coming out of the white house. this is patricia wuertz, she is the chief executive of archer daniel's midland. emmett fraser of merck and another person walking out. we're going to move onto william in maryland on our republican line. hi, william. caller: gorn. i love watching c-span, i'm a first time caller. host: welcome. caller: thank you. i'm not the greatest at this, but i can tell you as an african-american republican, who is a home owner association's president for his community of 339 homes, and someone who works in security, and someone who volunteers at least 40 hours a week on his community, there is a issue with us as americans and picking up slack. we put too
and that can drag our entire economy down. host: and dennis tweets in our system of government is good cop, bad cop, but they both still have the same boss, corporations. and here's the washington post this morning, business leaders debt push has doubters in the discussion about the fiscal cliff. host: and in the washington post is a picture of three c.e.o.'s coming out of the white house. this is patricia wuertz, she is the chief executive of archer daniel's midland. emmett fraser of merck and...
117
117
Nov 21, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 117
favorite 0
quote 0
on the one hand, the economy is booming. people are finding the ability to lease their land and new employment is being created. on the other hand, people are scared and concerned of the environmental and other consequences. that thing leakage at the sites, there are many environmental issues raised. first of all, the techniques need to be regulated. we need to understand that the chemicals being utilized here, that our supplies are protected and so on. in general most experts believe that if we do this responsibly, we can do it without reducing dramatically the amount of gas available. without making absolutely sure that the truth out buyers in terms of environmental practices are regulated. host: we are speaking to jeffrey leonard, the author of the peace in "washington monthly." how we could blow the gas boom, that is the peace -- excuse me, how we could blow the energy boom. chairman of the washington month the board of directors, jeffrey leonard, is with us. john is next from grosse pointe, michigan. good morning. calle
on the one hand, the economy is booming. people are finding the ability to lease their land and new employment is being created. on the other hand, people are scared and concerned of the environmental and other consequences. that thing leakage at the sites, there are many environmental issues raised. first of all, the techniques need to be regulated. we need to understand that the chemicals being utilized here, that our supplies are protected and so on. in general most experts believe that if...
122
122
Nov 25, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 122
favorite 0
quote 0
and we shouldn't be concerned, in a sluggish economy like we have right now, because if you have an economy that's not growing, you won't bring as many workers. if you have a booming economy, you will bring more workers. let the market work. at the end. that's the only way we can fix this problem. in terms of legalization, i don't know exactly how that will be done. but what i'm seeing from my meetings in congress, this will probably be done in a piecemeal basis rather than a comprehensive basis, and at the end i don't know if we will get -- for those who have been here for many years or even for the young, undocumented immigrants who enter with their parents, the so-called dreamers, i don't know if we'll get to a path for citizenship for them. but certainly i think for them we can probably get to an alternative dream act, suggest by senator marco rubio. but in the end it's going to depend on the willingness from republicans but also from the president to actually sit down and negotiate. it's not only republicans. i know we've heard this a lot, that it's always the republicans that don't wa
and we shouldn't be concerned, in a sluggish economy like we have right now, because if you have an economy that's not growing, you won't bring as many workers. if you have a booming economy, you will bring more workers. let the market work. at the end. that's the only way we can fix this problem. in terms of legalization, i don't know exactly how that will be done. but what i'm seeing from my meetings in congress, this will probably be done in a piecemeal basis rather than a comprehensive...
97
97
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
economy. the washington post writes that the white house is ratcheting up pressure to avoid the fiscal cliff. on c-span tonight, we will bring you some of the house and senate debate from august of 2011, when congress passed the budget control act that triggered cuts to take effect on january 1. we will also hear from president obama, who signed the deficit reduction measure into law, part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling. first, senate majority leader harry reid and republican majority leader mitch mcconnell will talk on the senate floor about the january fiscal deadline. >> since our country voted to return president obama to the white house, i have spoken often about compromise. i remain optimistic that, when it comes to our economy, when it comes to protecting middle-class families from a whopping tax hike, republicans and democrats will be able to find common ground. president dwight eisenhower, a republican, once said, "people talk about the middle of the road as though it were unac
economy. the washington post writes that the white house is ratcheting up pressure to avoid the fiscal cliff. on c-span tonight, we will bring you some of the house and senate debate from august of 2011, when congress passed the budget control act that triggered cuts to take effect on january 1. we will also hear from president obama, who signed the deficit reduction measure into law, part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling. first, senate majority leader harry reid and republican majority...
112
112
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
economy. and tonight i'd like to join a couple of my colleagues on the democratic side to talk about the economy and specifically to talk about jobs and the things that we can do here in the a winning days of this congress -- wanning days of this congress to create some job opportunities. we've got some very heavy lifting here in congress in the next month and a half. everybody wants to talk about the fiscal cliff, some talk about austerity, bomb, others talk about what needs to be done to lift the debt limit. and all of these issues are before us. tax increases are not. but underlying all of that, foundational to all of that, is putting america back to work. getting americans back into their jobs. if we do that we will clearly increase employment and when you increase employment you always increase tax revenue to the federal government, to state governments and local governments. so our principle task as i see it and i think i'm joined by many of my colleagues, both democratic and republican,
economy. and tonight i'd like to join a couple of my colleagues on the democratic side to talk about the economy and specifically to talk about jobs and the things that we can do here in the a winning days of this congress -- wanning days of this congress to create some job opportunities. we've got some very heavy lifting here in congress in the next month and a half. everybody wants to talk about the fiscal cliff, some talk about austerity, bomb, others talk about what needs to be done to lift...
107
107
Nov 22, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 107
favorite 0
quote 0
economy and the u.s. consumer, i do not know where you get a growth if you leave the private suite where it is now. >> we try to get the transparency on the balance sheets. we have done dodd-frank. that takes care of making sure it does not fall apart. >> no more corruption. things have been done. and smith i think the biggest problem is the flip side. -- i think the biggest problem is the flip side. that is driving the fact we have financial problems. that is driving the in the quality problems. -- that any quality problems. we are going to younever fixed n the quality problem if we do not get ahead of it. >> i think there are a lot of things to focus on. to me there are many issues. there is one that is central. this country was a startup. it has grown to be the leader of the free world on the backs of not just the patriots but entrepreneurs who took risks are not just companies but entire industries, and we need to build on five. other countries have gotten much more focused on of entrepreneurship. the
economy and the u.s. consumer, i do not know where you get a growth if you leave the private suite where it is now. >> we try to get the transparency on the balance sheets. we have done dodd-frank. that takes care of making sure it does not fall apart. >> no more corruption. things have been done. and smith i think the biggest problem is the flip side. -- i think the biggest problem is the flip side. that is driving the fact we have financial problems. that is driving the in the...
101
101
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
did it did help the economy -- did it help the economy? it is hard to say. we had a good economy in the 2000's before the crisis. now we have a huge crisis. on balance, it probably did not help that much. host: can you calculate if jobs were created? guest: you really cannot. no one has done a long-term view. you could say over one or two years what is likely to happen, but over eight or 10 years, economists struggle to come up with a tax policy affects the trajectory of the company. host: what will happen in january of 2013 if the tax cuts are not extended? guest: there are the bush tax cuts, which are the biggest part of the fiscal cliff. host: let's focus on the income tax cuts. what happens to those? guest: they go away and most americans taxes go up. for the average household it would be about two thousand dollars more in taxes next year. for the upper income people it could be anywhere between $5,000.20000 dollars. -- $5,000 and $20,000. for lower-income, it could be a few hundred dollars. host: let's look to the existing tax brackets and what they are
did it did help the economy -- did it help the economy? it is hard to say. we had a good economy in the 2000's before the crisis. now we have a huge crisis. on balance, it probably did not help that much. host: can you calculate if jobs were created? guest: you really cannot. no one has done a long-term view. you could say over one or two years what is likely to happen, but over eight or 10 years, economists struggle to come up with a tax policy affects the trajectory of the company. host: what...
219
219
Nov 24, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 219
favorite 0
quote 0
he is wrecking our economy. people are not going to stay with him and you guys are in trouble long term. host: before i let you go, how much irresponsibility do you think this group, 18 to euros have to fix the economy gimmal do they bear some responsibility to fix the problem? caller: data not have a choice. obama is one to keep spending money -- they eighth choice. -- they do not have a choice. unemployment is going to go up to% sign. people are not going to -- 2%. people are not going to be working and companies will not be hiring. people do not trust him. guest: if you educate a generation and talk to them about these issues, they are going to be active. the can kicks back is asking people to dedicate some time. we are going to ask our supporters to dedicate 30 seconds of their time to call a member of congress and to advocate for a deal. most of the time, members of congress are hearing calls about, do not take this away from me. do not raise my taxes. they are not hearing young people talk about it. we are
he is wrecking our economy. people are not going to stay with him and you guys are in trouble long term. host: before i let you go, how much irresponsibility do you think this group, 18 to euros have to fix the economy gimmal do they bear some responsibility to fix the problem? caller: data not have a choice. obama is one to keep spending money -- they eighth choice. -- they do not have a choice. unemployment is going to go up to% sign. people are not going to -- 2%. people are not going to be...
95
95
Nov 24, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 95
favorite 0
quote 0
i think there was very serious damage done to the economy and world economy by the approach as bush has done running up to this and obama has put on steroids. there were many problems with bush allowing the clinton changes with fannie mae and freddie mac to continue, to not be ended. and that was a very big problem. this hostility -- the tea party, i understand because they change the direction of the modern republican party to make it much more serious about spending and it was not before. >> how you fix it? complaining does not work. >> house republicans have already passed a budget that would work. the past an extension of the tax cuts that would work. you go in and have the conversations in front of the american people without ads about how romney is mean to dogs and cause cancer and actually talking about issues. i think that is the debate we need to have. we certainly did not have it in this last election. we can have it now. it is very helpful. i think at the end of the day we will make the right decision, partially because the democrats and terrified -- but cliff he -- obama is
i think there was very serious damage done to the economy and world economy by the approach as bush has done running up to this and obama has put on steroids. there were many problems with bush allowing the clinton changes with fannie mae and freddie mac to continue, to not be ended. and that was a very big problem. this hostility -- the tea party, i understand because they change the direction of the modern republican party to make it much more serious about spending and it was not before....
155
155
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
the american economy is on the line. this is a moment for adult leadership. campaign-style or allies is not aid -- campaign-style rally is not the way to get things done in washington. a discussion with the treasury secretary was frank and direct. we hope to see a specific plan for cutting spending. we sought to find out but the president is unwilling to do. i remain hopeful that productive conversations can be had in the days ahead. but the white house has to get serious. yesterday the leadership team met with erskine bowles and business leaders about averting the fiscal cliff and achieving an approach the white house says it wants. i made clear that we put real concessions on the line by putting revenues on the table right up front. unfortunately, many democrats continue to rule out spending cuts that must be part of any significant agreement will reduce our deficit. mr. bowles himself said yesterday there has been no serious discussion so far. there is a real danger of going off the fiscal cliff. going off the fiscal cliff will hurt our economy. it will co
the american economy is on the line. this is a moment for adult leadership. campaign-style or allies is not aid -- campaign-style rally is not the way to get things done in washington. a discussion with the treasury secretary was frank and direct. we hope to see a specific plan for cutting spending. we sought to find out but the president is unwilling to do. i remain hopeful that productive conversations can be had in the days ahead. but the white house has to get serious. yesterday the...
138
138
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 138
favorite 0
quote 0
even as our economy tanked. by contrast, the bill we are debating today does not include wage protections and does not adequately ensure that american workers are protected. equally important is that h.r. 6412 preserves the diversity visa program, ensuring equally opportunity to work in our great land. democrats and republicans alike have forwarded great wisdom towards this issue. now is the time to cooperate with one another and craft a truly bipartisan approach to immigration reform that provides for equality of opportunity for all of those who seek the benefit of u.s. citizenship. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from florida. mr. nugent: continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida reserves his time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: thank you. it's my honor to yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. blumenauer:
even as our economy tanked. by contrast, the bill we are debating today does not include wage protections and does not adequately ensure that american workers are protected. equally important is that h.r. 6412 preserves the diversity visa program, ensuring equally opportunity to work in our great land. democrats and republicans alike have forwarded great wisdom towards this issue. now is the time to cooperate with one another and craft a truly bipartisan approach to immigration reform that...
106
106
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 106
favorite 0
quote 0
report he co-produced, the impact of raising taxes on the middle class would be significant to our economy. without w that, i'll take your questions. [inaudible] >> does everyone know he's leaving? very sad. >> thanks, jay. two questions on fiscal cliff, a senator said talking about medicare and medicaid both of those conversations should not be part of the plan to avert the fiscal cliff. doesn't that complicate the president's position, he has talked about balance, talked about the willingness to put entitlements on the table as part of a package and he's got a leader from his own party saying that shouldn't be part of the discussion? >> i haven't seen those comments from senator durbin but it is the case that there are two distinct issue here's that are related which is the fiscal cliff, the deadlines essentially that we have in place, if action isn't taken will result in significant tax hikes on the one hand and across the board spending cuts on the other. that's the fiscal cliff. the other challenge is one that we've been dealing with for a long time now, the need to come to an agreeme
report he co-produced, the impact of raising taxes on the middle class would be significant to our economy. without w that, i'll take your questions. [inaudible] >> does everyone know he's leaving? very sad. >> thanks, jay. two questions on fiscal cliff, a senator said talking about medicare and medicaid both of those conversations should not be part of the plan to avert the fiscal cliff. doesn't that complicate the president's position, he has talked about balance, talked about the...
156
156
Nov 26, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 156
favorite 0
quote 0
economy. why do we outsource our borrowing and outsource our interest paid? let american citizens land and gather the interest. -- lend and gather the interest. guest: that is an interesting suggestion, trying to focus on long-term financing at low rates of interest to citizens of america. in congress folks an would take a look at it. interest rates are lower than they have been. it hurts savers and help to borrowers. interest rates will not stay low forever because we will get higher interest rates and higher inflation as well. the amount of debt is so great right now that if we did not have the chinese and others buying our debt, interest rates would probably be up considerably because we couldn't sell it anywhere else. that is one of the reasons we have to deal with this problem over not just the longer term, the shorter term as well. host: lauren, burnside, kentucky, democrats like to welcome to "washington journal." caller: yes, i and disabled. when i did work -- i am disabled. when i did work, i was in social work in texas. i wore many hats. i work in s
economy. why do we outsource our borrowing and outsource our interest paid? let american citizens land and gather the interest. -- lend and gather the interest. guest: that is an interesting suggestion, trying to focus on long-term financing at low rates of interest to citizens of america. in congress folks an would take a look at it. interest rates are lower than they have been. it hurts savers and help to borrowers. interest rates will not stay low forever because we will get higher interest...
108
108
Nov 22, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 108
favorite 0
quote 0
the republicans promised certain wisdom when it comes to the economy. unfortunately, and it has not just been this term or last term. this has been going on for a number of years which i think speaks to why we need term limits. host: a few more of the poll results from gallup and "usa today." the dark blue is from 2008, the light blue is from 2012. bring troops home from afghanistan. improve conditions for minorities and the poor. improved education. keep the u.s. safe from terrorism. the quality of the environment. reduce unemployment dropped from 67% to 56%. improve the health care system dropped from 64% to 55%. to go over to the budget, substantially reduce the budget deficit. 42% thought the obama administration would be able to do that in 2008. avoid raising taxes. control illegal immigration. heal political divisions in this country. 54% thought so in 2008. bob in north carolina on are democrats' line. you are up next. caller: i just think it is going to be better coming up this next time because i believe obama it did need a second chance. i vot
the republicans promised certain wisdom when it comes to the economy. unfortunately, and it has not just been this term or last term. this has been going on for a number of years which i think speaks to why we need term limits. host: a few more of the poll results from gallup and "usa today." the dark blue is from 2008, the light blue is from 2012. bring troops home from afghanistan. improve conditions for minorities and the poor. improved education. keep the u.s. safe from terrorism....
100
100
Nov 22, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
s economy. friday morning, a discussion on the potential impact of fiscal cliff budget cuts on the federal work force. the future of the postal service, which has lost $16 billion in 2012. and a look at some point -- consumer confidence with danielle douglas. >> you've career officers change this army because it becomes a volunteer army. go find them in the villages and towns of america. we did that, and over five or six years we created a splendid force of young men and women who are willing to serve their country as volunteers, and they have the same tradition, culture, loyalty and dedication as any other generation of americans that have ever gone before. they proved themselves in the gulf war, the panama invasion, in the last 10 years in iraq and afghanistan. but the thing we have to keep in mind is something that president lincoln said in his second inaugural address -- care for those who have borne the battle, to care. that means never forget they are carrying the american spirit, the amer
s economy. friday morning, a discussion on the potential impact of fiscal cliff budget cuts on the federal work force. the future of the postal service, which has lost $16 billion in 2012. and a look at some point -- consumer confidence with danielle douglas. >> you've career officers change this army because it becomes a volunteer army. go find them in the villages and towns of america. we did that, and over five or six years we created a splendid force of young men and women who are...
154
154
Nov 25, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
these are essential to our economy right now. and it seesms they are going to involve a big government role because the private sector isn't going to always do them. but right now it seems like they don't have what market discipline can provide. they don't have a t lot of accountability or competition. sit right to think of it what we want to do is inject more competition into higher education or is that not the right way to think of the problem? >> absolutely we want to put more competition in. i don't think it will be the type of competition you see in restaurants where lots of them go out of business and the ones who are good create a chain and are big. you won't see that because the ability to have somebody new come in -- the acreddation people make it almost impossible for somebody new to come in. so what you will see is share shifting if you have the right measures between the right actors. so competition in the stheans university presidents are competitive, not to maximize profit but there is a certain element of what they
these are essential to our economy right now. and it seesms they are going to involve a big government role because the private sector isn't going to always do them. but right now it seems like they don't have what market discipline can provide. they don't have a t lot of accountability or competition. sit right to think of it what we want to do is inject more competition into higher education or is that not the right way to think of the problem? >> absolutely we want to put more...
12
12
tv
eye 12
favorite 0
quote 0
happening to the global economy.
happening to the global economy.
107
107
Nov 25, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 107
favorite 0
quote 0
we want to give the middle class a shot for success as the economy is recovering. the gap between rich and poor in this country has never been greater. we need to find ways to create more balanced. we are fighting to say, less than have -- let's go back to the tax rate we had in the clinton era. when you are talking about marginal tax rates for those who are making above $250,000 -- the bottom line in california is not about pensions. california has passed do revenue from the recent election to try to get money back into schools. you are right that in a public education system, parents should not be asked to subsidize each and every day. that is what is happening in lots of places. i have seen across the country how parents are being axed. it would be better -- i have seen across the country how parents are being asked. there has to be transparency and there has to be accountability in terms of what the money is used for. thes go in and looked at well-rounded education kids have in private schools. in public schools, if kids have special needs, we have to pay more
we want to give the middle class a shot for success as the economy is recovering. the gap between rich and poor in this country has never been greater. we need to find ways to create more balanced. we are fighting to say, less than have -- let's go back to the tax rate we had in the clinton era. when you are talking about marginal tax rates for those who are making above $250,000 -- the bottom line in california is not about pensions. california has passed do revenue from the recent election to...
45
45
tv
eye 45
favorite 0
quote 0
find out what's really happening to the global economy with. the global financial headlines kaiser reports. zina rocca is one of the original land holders here and this is my backyard she considers herself a dedicated environmentalist i love my backyard and a conscientious conserver i'm a true environmentalist i drive a prius i never take anything to the garbage either gets in the compost or gets recycled. she owns seventy five acres pretty countryside that's worth a bum. a while ago gas companies approached her with offers for the mineral rights on the property is my hanger in my wind sock the checks were too big to resist even for a prius drive us there was one that was pretty close to three hundred thousand the last one i catch some of them already but. the leases ran out so anyway this last one however they took back and decided that they just weren't going to do it but they lead me to believe that had they drilled i could easily make thirty thousand a month but have bonanza's hit a wall the local council has now sided with the fracking opp
find out what's really happening to the global economy with. the global financial headlines kaiser reports. zina rocca is one of the original land holders here and this is my backyard she considers herself a dedicated environmentalist i love my backyard and a conscientious conserver i'm a true environmentalist i drive a prius i never take anything to the garbage either gets in the compost or gets recycled. she owns seventy five acres pretty countryside that's worth a bum. a while ago gas...
22
22
tv
eye 22
favorite 0
quote 0
find out what's really happening to the global economy in the cause a report on.
find out what's really happening to the global economy in the cause a report on.
130
130
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
it will hurt our economy. that is why this is not the right approach. >> now the guy at the center of the tax storm, oklahoma republican congressman, congressman, he singled you out for calling you out. how do you feel about that? >> i like the speaker. we have a great relationship and we are able to talking directly and honestly with each other and i have no problem with it. i would expect him to express his opinion as he would expect me to express mine. >>neil: he is saying you are precaving. >>guest: that is nonsense. the reality is, tax rates go up for every american on december 31st. if we can make sure that doesn't happen for 98 percent of them and continue to fight for the other 2 percent, that makes a lot of sense and the american people will listen to us in that discussion if they know their taxes aren't going up. we will win the argument. i do believe most people understand raising tax rates is bad for the economy, it costs jobs, it actually in the long term undermines revenue. right now, everyone's
it will hurt our economy. that is why this is not the right approach. >> now the guy at the center of the tax storm, oklahoma republican congressman, congressman, he singled you out for calling you out. how do you feel about that? >> i like the speaker. we have a great relationship and we are able to talking directly and honestly with each other and i have no problem with it. i would expect him to express his opinion as he would expect me to express mine. >>neil: he is saying...
200
200
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 200
favorite 0
quote 0
we don't need to have a regulates economy. we need to give the private sector enough breathing room and make sure that we don't brush this initiative. i'm optimistic for the first time in a long time. >> what did you say? free market unregulated economy? >> that is my fantasy. i can't believe it. that we are in agreement on protecting the environment. if the people don't want it, they won't do it. anyway, tyson, thank you. dan mitchell, thank you. now let's talk about california with crashing production and a 13% top state income tax rate. no kidding. no surprise. companies are fleeing the state. but where will they end up? we are about to show you. those little things still get you. for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequent
we don't need to have a regulates economy. we need to give the private sector enough breathing room and make sure that we don't brush this initiative. i'm optimistic for the first time in a long time. >> what did you say? free market unregulated economy? >> that is my fantasy. i can't believe it. that we are in agreement on protecting the environment. if the people don't want it, they won't do it. anyway, tyson, thank you. dan mitchell, thank you. now let's talk about california...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
92
92
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 92
favorite 0
quote 0
let's get this but do it in a way that exacerbates the uncertain economy. the second -- we have to happen through innovation. whether it is the space program or tax credits for renewable energy. all that is important. we have to keep that going. that will get hard because we will face is demographics. that is my 74th birthday on april 7. i am aware of the and aging population which i have become and we are an aging population relative to what we were. luckily, we have millions of fresh arrivals that are younger and are energetic and they come from all over the world. we have to make sure our education system lifts them to their highest aspirations. when the society ages, it tends to -- it declines. that is the big demographic imperative. i was reviewing one of my favorite books on the roman republic. how did this village on the tiber grow to be the absolute leader of the known world in a few hundred years? it expanded its territory by plunder, by what ever. details. it was not pretty. [laughter] it added people, it kept getting bigger and incorporated the p
let's get this but do it in a way that exacerbates the uncertain economy. the second -- we have to happen through innovation. whether it is the space program or tax credits for renewable energy. all that is important. we have to keep that going. that will get hard because we will face is demographics. that is my 74th birthday on april 7. i am aware of the and aging population which i have become and we are an aging population relative to what we were. luckily, we have millions of fresh arrivals...
14
14
tv
eye 14
favorite 0
quote 0
find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into the report. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. so. but. what if politics weren't to blame for the institutional corruption the endless wars in the burgeoning homelessness what if rather these are all just symptoms borne out of an outdated social structure that's the revolutionary idea behind explosives documentary trilogy since the first movies released in two thousand and seven these documentaries have been translated into forty different languages and been seen by hundreds of millions of people around the world but the ideas brought forward by the documentaries quickly transcended film and spawn the movement a global sustainability advocacy organization that's revolutionizing the way people think and act and now the filmmak
find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into the report. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. so. but. what if politics weren't to blame for the institutional corruption the...
49
49
Nov 21, 2012
11/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 49
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> and you stimulate your economy. if you raise rates anddon't cut expenditures, what you are doing is making the fiscal problem that much worse. raising rates is aonetime revenue grab. expenditures is a long-term reduction in. and the reality is, wehave to do a lot more of expenditure reduction than we do increases in revenue. tom: do you think that the democrats and specifically the president would go along with some sort of quid pro quo where for every dollar for every $5 of reduction in spending we will have some sort of formula that raises rates? >> i think that is doable. not raising rates. think raising revenue, meaning put some limits on deductions. but some women on exemptions. but some women on some of these special deals that people have or engage in. i concede that as an avenue through which you can gain more revenue. it comes out to the sam thing. taxes go up. tom: but it's a little easier to sell. >> the promise not to increase tax rates. but none of it, i think, works. unless the white house is serious a
. >> and you stimulate your economy. if you raise rates anddon't cut expenditures, what you are doing is making the fiscal problem that much worse. raising rates is aonetime revenue grab. expenditures is a long-term reduction in. and the reality is, wehave to do a lot more of expenditure reduction than we do increases in revenue. tom: do you think that the democrats and specifically the president would go along with some sort of quid pro quo where for every dollar for every $5 of...
24
24
tv
eye 24
favorite 0
quote 0
better expression to perpetuate the real driver of our economic system which is the monetary market economy itself and those are values that are they're confused people and they think that when they go into a voting booth and elect somebody that they're going to actually change something but if you look at the historical record which unfortunately many have not especially since the beginning of america very little changes occurred really when it comes to the election of any single individual or the. conglomerate actions of the congress or whatever parliament institution what have you in this just a cool element is lost unfortunately i'm not this isn't projection to say that oh it's just to be cynical say it doesn't matter if you vote this is proven right so the effect of these elections is not given the correct gravity because it's very small i'd say maybe ten percent is how effective the election of a new president really may be yeah exactly i mean and it also serves to disempower and disillusion people into thinking that they do have a choice and of course every four years nothing changes
better expression to perpetuate the real driver of our economic system which is the monetary market economy itself and those are values that are they're confused people and they think that when they go into a voting booth and elect somebody that they're going to actually change something but if you look at the historical record which unfortunately many have not especially since the beginning of america very little changes occurred really when it comes to the election of any single individual or...
123
123
Nov 24, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
economy is overly harsh regulation of credit derivatives, there's a whole sort of section and credit derivatives, we need less regulation of them otherwise london is going to take over global finance and what was amazing at the time everybody agreed from this report, elliot spitzer was quoted saying how great this was, chuck schumer was one of the sponsors, in the u.k. labor running the u. k, and labor critics said this report shows even the labor is spending too much money -- there was this very widespread bipartisan kind of economic faculties of the western world that bought into this and that played a big role. this is a big difference, between now and the response to the industrial revolution, government -- people know government and don't necessarily like it. americans like government less, my own native canadians or things about the olympics, and the british choosing that as a symbol of what was good about britain. part of what happens i will refer you to another book called the submerged state by a woman called suzanne network who was a political scientist at cornell and it is
economy is overly harsh regulation of credit derivatives, there's a whole sort of section and credit derivatives, we need less regulation of them otherwise london is going to take over global finance and what was amazing at the time everybody agreed from this report, elliot spitzer was quoted saying how great this was, chuck schumer was one of the sponsors, in the u.k. labor running the u. k, and labor critics said this report shows even the labor is spending too much money -- there was this...
178
178
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
could be wrong but i don't believe that's going to help the economy very much. however, the president is going to do the social justice thing no matter what. in texas, the government does not believe that redistributing income is its responsibility. all does not believe that you should micromanage the lives of its citizens. if you are dumb enough to ride a motorcycle without a mel helmet and you wind up in a cemetery it's your call. trust me nobody is banning 16-ounce soft drinks in waco. again it goes back to everybody has a gun. in california, and the federal government if koop after -- if california and the federal government keep spending the way it's been spending both will go bankrupt before they leave office. very true. tax scheme bubbling under the surface so-called wealth tax, in france, spain, iceland, switzerland they taxed net word of wealthy people every year. doesn't matter if you earn anything, or you get income or dividends, doesn't matter. if you have assets, house, gold, car, whatever, those governments are going to take some of that. uber libe
could be wrong but i don't believe that's going to help the economy very much. however, the president is going to do the social justice thing no matter what. in texas, the government does not believe that redistributing income is its responsibility. all does not believe that you should micromanage the lives of its citizens. if you are dumb enough to ride a motorcycle without a mel helmet and you wind up in a cemetery it's your call. trust me nobody is banning 16-ounce soft drinks in waco. again...
122
122
Nov 25, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 122
favorite 0
quote 0
economy. >> i don't want to go too deep. i'm not totally persuaded as it turns out because in fact the overall savings rate, even now, is still well below what it was 30 years ago. he sat like a percent private savings and even now it was zero for a while. is it wrong for now. so there's some pain that the debt issues, the inequality leads people to go into debt to attempt to maintain a middle-class there, above all to have the house in in middle-class neighborhoods so kids can have a decent school. i think there's a story that went through debt rather than a simple mechanical advantage. >> the point that we should be aware that a lot of discussion talks about american consumers coming back. before the crisis, the savings rate in the united states with zero. we hope it won't come back. >> i was obviously not sustainable in one of my predecessors, chairman of the council said that is which is not sustainable will be sustained. >> -- is something. it will stop. [laughter] .. we'll see savings rates increase from the current 4-
economy. >> i don't want to go too deep. i'm not totally persuaded as it turns out because in fact the overall savings rate, even now, is still well below what it was 30 years ago. he sat like a percent private savings and even now it was zero for a while. is it wrong for now. so there's some pain that the debt issues, the inequality leads people to go into debt to attempt to maintain a middle-class there, above all to have the house in in middle-class neighborhoods so kids can have a...
143
143
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
if the economy grew at 4% instead of 2% a year for one decade. the federal government would net $5 trillion. that would pay down all of the debt that obama's accumulated in the first four years. if we had grown at reagan rates of growth instead of obama rates of growth, 11 million americans would be at work today who are out of work. that's how you do it with the most regulations. >> what if we carried along the bush rate of growth of the eight years before bk? >> well, there were three periods of growth or low growth during the bush years. he enlded president bush handing president obama the greatest financial hospital past of most people's living memory. the idea that show the republican economic policies have been this wonder yus success story going back the last three decades is poppycock. >> taxes are not the only policy. when he cut marginal tax rates on gains and dividends from 2002, there was four years of strong economic growth from '03 to '07. what you had was fannie mae and freddie mac making loans they shouldn't have. the federal gove
if the economy grew at 4% instead of 2% a year for one decade. the federal government would net $5 trillion. that would pay down all of the debt that obama's accumulated in the first four years. if we had grown at reagan rates of growth instead of obama rates of growth, 11 million americans would be at work today who are out of work. that's how you do it with the most regulations. >> what if we carried along the bush rate of growth of the eight years before bk? >> well, there were...
92
92
Nov 21, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 92
favorite 0
quote 0
it's harming our economy in texas. it's, it's concern the federal government has failed, both sides of the aisle have failed on this. so how do we fix it? it was real interesting. when we came out of there, the field ya comes running into -- media comes running into the convention, and, you know, the front page of the dallas morning nudes, gop shifts on immigration. i mean, it was amazing to see that, wow, you know, we're going to come in here and label them this anti-hispanic, you know, anti-anything and it was a totally different route. then some people came to me, and some friends of mine said we've got to take this to the national level. and we went to the national platform in tampa and started talking about it, and we got a national guest worker endorsement on the republican national platform which was great. thought my work was over, and then election day hits, and wednesday my phone starts getting blown up again. you know, it's time to get back in the debate again. we need to start doing more, we immediate to st
it's harming our economy in texas. it's, it's concern the federal government has failed, both sides of the aisle have failed on this. so how do we fix it? it was real interesting. when we came out of there, the field ya comes running into -- media comes running into the convention, and, you know, the front page of the dallas morning nudes, gop shifts on immigration. i mean, it was amazing to see that, wow, you know, we're going to come in here and label them this anti-hispanic, you know,...
27
27
tv
eye 27
favorite 0
quote 0
find out what's really happening to the global economy. for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into a report on. the mission of free accreditation free in-store chargers free arrangement three. three stooges free. old free broadcast quality video for your media projects free media. dot com. plays. the to. play. play. play. play play. play play play play play play i was. really keen. to. cook. was. cut. the to. zena rocca is one of the original land holders here and this is my backyard she considers herself a dedicated environmentalist i love my backyard and a conscientious conserver i'm a true environmentalist i drive a prius i never take anything to the garbage either gets in the compost or gets recycled. she owns seventy five acres pretty countryside that's worth a bomb on piper a while ago gas companies approached her with offers for the mineral rights on the property is my hanger in my wind sock the chicks were too big to resist even for a prius drive us there was one that was pretty close to three hundred th
find out what's really happening to the global economy. for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into a report on. the mission of free accreditation free in-store chargers free arrangement three. three stooges free. old free broadcast quality video for your media projects free media. dot com. plays. the to. play. play. play. play play. play play play play play play i was. really keen. to. cook. was. cut. the to. zena rocca is one of the original land holders here and...
105
105
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
the markets, the economy. pulitzer prize-winning journalist among our guests. journalist among our guests. we will be right back. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligatio. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. who went. lou: on the morning of march over third 2009 troops stationed in a combat outpost located at the bottom of three steep mountains in afghanistan were attacked by 400 insurgents one. my next guest takes a look what happened and her rogue actions of our soldiers. an untold story of american power. >> is nice to see you in. lou: i want to believe, as a white house correspondt for the last thing peop
the markets, the economy. pulitzer prize-winning journalist among our guests. journalist among our guests. we will be right back. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligatio. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a...
23
23
tv
eye 23
favorite 0
quote 0
leave the job market opening up space for young people which would be an incredible stimulus for our economy especially if they were making a decent minimum wage twelve dollars and cents an hour david in richmond virginia a david what's up. thank you tom i'm a small business. lawn maintenance company who do a million dollars a year about. i do agree with getting more money into the hands of the low end wage because they spend everything and getting a tax cut to people making million dollars it's not going to be additional spending i have to disagree with you on the your minimum wage raising argument because the fact is i'm saying it's for a small business point of view if a guy actually number of yards per day he's worth x. y. number of dollars if a guy mo's less than that fewer than that he's not worth the same number of dollars i start off as i said i'm sure. well. whether you're paying a piece rate or whether you are we to have a certain expectation of production that person is a person not producing a certain level he's not worth a certain number of dollars to be honest if you give me so
leave the job market opening up space for young people which would be an incredible stimulus for our economy especially if they were making a decent minimum wage twelve dollars and cents an hour david in richmond virginia a david what's up. thank you tom i'm a small business. lawn maintenance company who do a million dollars a year about. i do agree with getting more money into the hands of the low end wage because they spend everything and getting a tax cut to people making million dollars...
195
195
Nov 24, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 195
favorite 0
quote 0
and so when it goes live in the fall of 2013 it will crush the economy. side track the worst parts now rather than waiting until it smashes the economy. >> there is it a lot of talk republicans caving in to pressure on the tax hikings. gop has to hold firm until intitlements are cut. do you think that will happen? >> i think the republicans should tell the president you have been in office four years and you won reelection and you put specifics on the table and how you will feeldeal with the issues. why are the republicans always suppose tod do concessions in advance instead of the white house being a forth coming and true negotiation. republicans should call him on that and if he is notwilling to do what republicans should do. we'll suffer the consequences. but you must put something realistic on the table instead of the junk so i hate to use such a strong word. but idea of massive tax increases in the upper income lemps when it is it still shaky. rescission in europe and jap japan in recession. it just unimaginable that they self inflict the harm on the
and so when it goes live in the fall of 2013 it will crush the economy. side track the worst parts now rather than waiting until it smashes the economy. >> there is it a lot of talk republicans caving in to pressure on the tax hikings. gop has to hold firm until intitlements are cut. do you think that will happen? >> i think the republicans should tell the president you have been in office four years and you won reelection and you put specifics on the table and how you will feeldeal...
18
18
tv
eye 18
favorite 0
quote 0
i see her a bit exposed damaging economies all the way from africa to. congo surround sound to a bank in goma they're looting the bank a un source said later another un source denied that there had been money in the bags insisting they were full of being a lot of the central banks are collateralized by beings that's similar to the bank of england mark carney is going to be arriving to the bank of england in a few short months and he'll find that in the vaults bags. and some of boris johnson's wigs but other than that there's nothing to collateralize his bank so yes of course you've got incredible similarities central banks are being looted the rebels whether they're in africa or in england. the motive is the same. and we will be back with more international news in just a few months. looking at some talks you simply do not believe they come speak and goodness how they can wrong oh. it's an international sled dog race with those driving the dogs. coming from as far away as a strand in canada and the us they come to russia and everybody is so very friendly
i see her a bit exposed damaging economies all the way from africa to. congo surround sound to a bank in goma they're looting the bank a un source said later another un source denied that there had been money in the bags insisting they were full of being a lot of the central banks are collateralized by beings that's similar to the bank of england mark carney is going to be arriving to the bank of england in a few short months and he'll find that in the vaults bags. and some of boris johnson's...
136
136
Nov 25, 2012
11/12
by
KBCW
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
advice seconded by the clothier barren who says the economy has been tough on small businesses. >> so anything we can do to help us out, bring attention to our cause, if you will, is that much better. >> reporter: the next big marketing day is cyber monday and adobe marketing says that day alone should bring in $2 billion. reporting live, don knapp, cbs 5. >>> hamas deployed more police to the gaza border with israel. the rare move by the group in control of the gaza strip followed intervention by egyptian mediators. they urged both sides to preserve the truce that ended eight days of fierce exchange of fire between israel and hamas. the extra police presence is intended to keep gaza residents away from the fence that is secured by israeli soldiers. >>> protestors are once again gathering tahrir square in cairo. people are angry about president mohammed morsi giving himself nearly absolute power. as cbs 5 reporter ines ferre tells us -- >> reporter: demonstrators ran from egyptian police who launched tear gas cannisters into the crowd. it's the second day of protests over president mo
advice seconded by the clothier barren who says the economy has been tough on small businesses. >> so anything we can do to help us out, bring attention to our cause, if you will, is that much better. >> reporter: the next big marketing day is cyber monday and adobe marketing says that day alone should bring in $2 billion. reporting live, don knapp, cbs 5. >>> hamas deployed more police to the gaza border with israel. the rare move by the group in control of the gaza strip...